The list of ship launches in 1982 includes a chronological list of all ships launched in 1982.

Date	Country	Builder	Location	Ship	Class / type	Notes
8 January	West Germany	Howaldtswerke	Kiel	Karlsruhe	Bremen-class frigate	For German Navy
23 January	United Kingdom	Harland & Wolff	Belfast	Isomeria	LPG carrier	For Shell Tankers Ltd.[1]
28 January	Argentina	Río Santiago Shipyard	La Plata	Espora	Espora-class corvette	For Argentine Navy.
30 January	United States	Avondale Shipyard	Avondale, Louisiana	Platte	Cimarron-class fleet replenishment oiler	For United States Navy.
3 February	Denmark	Frederikshavn Værft	Frederikshavn	Mercandian Governor	Type FV 1500 RoRo-ship	For K/S Merc Scandia XXIX.[2]
6 February	United States	National Steel and Shipbuilding	San Diego, California	Shenandoah	Yellowstone-class destroyer tender	For United States Navy.
6 February	United States	Bath Iron Works	Bath, Maine	Underwood	Oliver Hazard Perry-class frigate	For United States Navy.
17 February	West Germany	Blohm + Voss	Hamburg	Heroína	Almirante Brown-class destroyer	For Argentine Navy
22 February	Japan			Yubari	Yubari-class destroyer escort	For Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force.
2 March	United States	Ingalls Shipbuilding	Pascagoula, Mississippi	Hayler	Spruance-class destroyer	For United States Navy.
5 March	Japan			Okishio	Yūshio-class submarine	For Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force.
6 March	United States	Todd Pacific Shipyards	San Pedro, California	Curts	Oliver Hazard Perry-class frigate	For United States Navy.
13 March	United States	Electric Boat	Groton, Connecticut	Albuquerque	Los Angeles-class submarine	For United States Navy.
26 March	United States	Todd Pacific Shipyards	Seattle, Washington	Darwin	Adelaide-class frigate	For Royal Australian Navy.
30 April	Denmark	Frederikshavn Værft	Frederikshavn	Mercandian President	Type FV 1500 RoRo-ship	For K/S Merc Scandia XXIX.[3]
8 May	United States	Newport News Shipbuilding	Newport News, Virginia	Buffalo	Los Angeles-class submarine	For United States Navy.
8 May	United Kingdom	Yarrow Shipbuilders	Glasgow, Scotland	Beaver	Type 22 frigate	For Royal Navy.
22 May	United States	Bath Iron Works	Bath, Maine	Doyle	Oliver Hazard Perry-class frigate	For United States Navy.
22 May	Spain	Bazán	Ferrol	Príncipe de Asturias	V/STOL aircraft carrier	For Spanish Navy.
27 May	Japan			Hamayuki	Hatsuyuki-class destroyer	For Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force.
20 June	United Kingdom	Swan Hunter	Wallsend	York	Type 42 destroyer	For Royal Navy.
21 June	Japan			Sawayuki	Hatsuyuki-class destroyer	For Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force.
23 June	France	DCNS	Cherbourg	Inflexible	Redoutable-class submarine	For French Navy.
3 July	United Kingdom	Harland & Wolff	Belfast	British Skill	Tanker	For BP.[4]
31 July	Soviet Union	Werft 4340	Zelenodolsk	SKR-471	Koni-class frigate	For Soviet Navy.
27 August	West Germany	Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft	Kiel	Bussewitz	Tanker	For Deutsche Seereederei Rostock
31 August	West Germany	Blohm + Voss	Hamburg	Sarandi	Almirante Brown-class destroyer	For Argentine Navy
18 September	United States	Bath Iron Works	Bath, Maine	Klakring	Oliver Hazard Perry-class frigate	For United States Navy.
18 September	United States	Todd Pacific Shipyards	San Pedro, California	McClusky	Oliver Hazard Perry-class frigate	For United States Navy.
18 September	United States	Electric Boat	Groton, Connecticut	Portsmouth	Los Angeles-class submarine	For United States Navy.
8 October	Peru	Servicio Industrial de la Marina	Callao	Montero	Lupo-class frigate	For Peruvian Navy.
15 October	United States	Todd Pacific Shipyards	Seattle, Washington	Vandegrift	Oliver Hazard Perry-class frigate	For United States Navy.
16 October	United States	Newport News Shipbuilding	Newport News, Virginia	Salt Lake City	Los Angeles-class submarine	For United States Navy.
19 October	Japan			Mineyuki	Hatsuyuki-class destroyer	For Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force.
2 November	United Kingdom	Vosper Thorneycroft	Woolston, Hampshire	Gloucester	Type 42 destroyer	For Royal Navy.
5 November	Denmark	Frederikshavn Værft	Frederikshavn	Mercandian Ambassador II	Type FV 1500 RoRo-ship	For K/S Merc-Scandia XXXII P/R.[5]
6 November	United States	Electric Boat	Groton, Connecticut	Georgia	Ohio-class submarine	For United States Navy.
13 November	Finland	Wärtsilä	Turku	Norilsk	SA-15 type cargo ship
1 December	United Kingdom	Vickers Shipbuilding	Barrow-in-Furness	Turbulent	Trafalgar-class submarine	For Royal Navy.
18 December	United States	Bath Iron Works	Bath, Maine	De Wert	Oliver Hazard Perry-class frigate	For United States Navy.
18 December	United States	Todd Pacific Shipyards	San Pedro, California	Thach	Oliver Hazard Perry-class frigate	For United States Navy.
Unknown date	Yugoslavia			Ugor	Auxiliary ammunition ship	For Yugoslav Navy
Unknown date	Denmark			Peter Faber	Cable-laying vessel